So I Filled My Truck With Gas

[ttsoldier]

Costs me about 90-100$ to full up my truck. that's about 66L

That's about 14-16USD to full up.

That will get me average 370- 430miles driving. mix between highway and city driving.

No complaints here

 

[Guytronic]

Yoop ...
The range limit would be a concern.
It would probably be good for oldtimers like us or short commuters.

Wondering if electric vehicles may have other reduced cost benefits like lower insurance premiums, tax subsidies.
Do the current electrics charge on low voltage or do they need 220 AC?

 

[palandri]

The sad possibility is that an oil company bought the patent and rights to it an shelved it so it wouldnt be a competitor. How big were the batteries? I wonder how much kick it had. Most of the electric innovations started less than 10 years ago. Before that the batteries were either too big, couldnt withstand enough charging cycles, not enough range or cost too much.

As I recall, the batteries were long and thin and they said they simply needed air. I had never heard of or seen batteries like these before. I wish I would have paid more attention to it at the time.

 

[muneshyne21]

Yoop ...
Wondering if electric vehicles may have other reduced cost benefits like lower insurance premiums, tax subsidies.
Do the current electrics charge on low voltage or do they need 220 AC?

Both. Normal outlet charge takes a while though. In the US there are tax subsidies. California has their own as well.

 

[berty6294]

I believe they also have access to HOV lanes regardless of how many passengers they have

 

[tgp]

I think the only thing that scares people away from electric cars is range. The Nissan Leaf can go 75 miles on a charge. Those electric card from France that I posted can go 62 miles. That Escort I saw at the Illinois State Fair could go 225 miles, and I think that's the range people would feel safe with.

I think another issue is how long it takes to charge. It doesn't matter so much if you're driving local and plug it in at home, but if you're on a trip and need to recharge, time is a big issue. With gasoline we spend 10 minutes filling up, and we're good for 8 hours of driving. But if we have to stop every hour or two and spend ???? time recharging, that's a problem.

 

[muneshyne21]

I think another issue is how long it takes to charge. It doesn't matter so much if you're driving local and plug it in at home, but if you're on a trip and need to recharge, time is a big issue. With gasoline we spend 10 minutes filling up, and we're good for 8 hours of driving. But if we have to stop every hour or two and spend ???? time recharging, that's a problem.

This is probably why places like California have more Teslas. They have a chain of superchargers up and down the state. They can charge the Tesla to 50% in 20 minutes and 80% in 40 minutes! Basically grab something to eat and come back 80% charged. You can get it 100% charged in just 75 minutes. Whats best about this is that the supercharger for Teslas are free for now. Thats like buying a BMW and getting free gas at select stations. Seriously, this guy is single handedly proving EV's are viable for long distance trips.

 

[berty6294]

This is probably why places like California have more Teslas. They have a chain of superchargers up and down the state. They can charge the Tesla to 50% in 20 minutes and 80% in 40 minutes! Basically grab something to eat and come back 80% charged. You can get it 100% charged in just 75 minutes. Whats best about this is that the supercharger for Teslas are free for now. Thats like buying a BMW and getting free gas at select stations. Seriously, this guy is single handedly proving EV's are viable for long distance trips.

I totally agree with that. Most people don't want to wait 20 minutes for gas, but if you were getting the gas for free I'm sure not a single person on earth would have a problem just waiting the 20 minutes!

 

[jmshub]

This is probably why places like California have more Teslas. They have a chain of superchargers up and down the state. They can charge the Tesla to 50% in 20 minutes and 80% in 40 minutes! Basically grab something to eat and come back 80% charged. You can get it 100% charged in just 75 minutes. Whats best about this is that the supercharger for Teslas are free for now. Thats like buying a BMW and getting free gas at select stations. Seriously, this guy is single handedly proving EV's are viable for long distance trips.

That's still not as practical as gasoline powered vehicles. I think they are interesting, but I know they wouldn't work for my use case. There are many days at work that I drive further than the range of an electric car.